[Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?

[Nathan Edgars II]

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Peter Budny <peterb at gatech.edu> wrote:
>> Anthony <osm at inbox.org> writes:
>>> What would be an example of a township that would be at admin_level=7?
>>>
>>> I'm not saying you're wrong.  I just couldn't come up with an example.
>>>  The townships that I've seen which overlap with cities/towns aren't
>>> administrative areas, they just settlements.
>>
>> My bad, I didn't realize you wanted a specific example.  Let me see if I
>> can find one.
>>
>> It looks like Richmond, Indiana and Wayne Township are an example.
>> According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township_(United_States)#Civil_townships
>> which cites the US Census document I linked earlier, Indiana has
>> township governments that cover all of its area and population.  Thus, I
>> presume, Richmond is an incorporated city, but Wayne Township also
>> retains its governance over the areas included in Richmond, putting
>> Richmond under control of 5 governments (federal, state, county,
>> township, and city/municipal).
>
> Richmond is not part of any county.  "Like all Virginia municipalities
> incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any
> county." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia)
>
> As far as I can tell, it's not part of any township either, since all
> the townships seem to be part of a county.
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indiana_townships_by_county)
>
> (I could be wrong, though.  There are 16 townships in Indiana called
> Wayne Township, and I didn't check them all.)
>
> On the other hand, an example would be the town of Fowler, Indiana,
> which is part of Center Township, which is part of Benton County.

Since when is Indiana the same as Virginia?